NumericUpDown Control (Windows Forms)

2017-3-301 minutes to readContributors

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The Windows Forms NumericUpDown control looks like a combination of a text box and a pair of arrows that the user can click to adjust a value. The control displays and sets a single numeric value from a list of choices. The user can increase and decrease the number by clicking up and down buttons, by pressing the UP and DOWN ARROW keys, or by typing a number. Clicking the UP ARROW key moves the value toward its maximum; clicking the DOWN ARROW key moves the position toward the minimum. An example where this kind of control might be useful is for a volume control on a music player. Numeric up-down controls are used in some Windows control panel applications.

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NumericUpDown Control Overview Introduces the general concepts of the NumericUpDown control, which allows users to browse through and select from a list of numeric values.